Prepare to walk

The annual Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival is here, and streets and parking around the Student Union Building and the Kibbie Dome will be restricted Wednesday through Friday.
Rebecca Couch, University of Idaho Parking and Transportation Services information specialist, said Moscow and the university will experience traffic increases from buses, cars and pedestrians.
Parking around the SUB will be limited during the festival, and access to the U.S. Post Office and VandalStore will only be available from the back entrances on Railroad Street.
Deakin Avenue, which runs in front of the SUB, is changing to a one-way street going south, from Sixth Street to University Avenue between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., and might be closed entirely to allow buses to unload.
Moscow Valley Transit bus stop, on Deakin Avenue, will be temporarily relocated to Railroad Street.
Parking around the Kibbie Dome will change to accommodate festival performers, and parking in some areas might be limited.
Blue lot 57, west of the Kibbie Dome, will be closed to all regular vehicles and reserved for bus parking for the duration of the festival.
Red lot 34, west of the Kibbie Dome, is available for general parking and does not require a permit.
Red lot 24, west of the College of Law, will be closed to red permit holders and reserved after 5 p.m. each day. Gold lot 31, east of the Kibbie Dome, will be also be reserved after 12 p.m. each day, and closed to gold permit holders.

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